bacterial colony; microbial colony
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bacterial colony; visible microbial community formed by reproduction of a single cell on solid culture medium
neutralSpecialized term in microbiology and laboratory biology. Refers to the visible cluster of millions of cells derived from one progenitor.
Péi培
yǎng养
mǐn皿
zhōng中
de的
jūn菌
luò落
yǐ已
jīng经
zhǎng长
dà大
le了
。
The colony in the petri dish has grown large.
Měi每
gè个
jūn菌
luò落
dōu都
lái来
yuán源
yú于
yī一
gè个
dān单
dú独
de的
xì细
bāo胞
。
Each colony originates from a single cell.
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Wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
guān观
chá察
jūn菌
luò落
de的
xíng形
tài态
hé和
yán颜
sè色
。
We need to observe the morphology and color of the colonies.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
xì细
jūn菌
zài在
qióng琼
zhī脂
píng平
bǎn板
shàng上
xíng形
chéng成
bái白
sè色
de的
yuán圆
xíng形
jūn菌
luò落
。
This bacterium forms white, circular colonies on agar plates.